Extracting tongs



Patented Aug. 14, 1945 UNITED STATES\PATENT OFFICE EXTRACTING 'roNGsFrank Wright Hadley, Los Angeles, Calif. Application December 4, 1944,serial No. 566,481

1 Claim.

This invention relates t extracting tongs and more particularly to sucha device adapted for the removal of objects from relatively narrowplaces.

A primary object of this invention is the, provision of an improvedtongs, adapted particularly for the removal of objects such as pickles,olives, or the like, from narrow neck bottles.

An additional object of the invention is the provision of such a pair oftongs adapted for any analogous use for removing any article from arelatively' confined space.

Other objects reside in the combinations of elev ments, arrangements ofparts, and features oi construction, all as will be more fully pointedout hereinafter and disclosed in the accompanying drawing, wherein thereis shown a preferred embodiment of this inventive concept.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a front elevational View of one form of device embodyingfeatures of this invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the device disclosed in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional View taken substantially along the line 3 3 ofFigure 1, and

Figure 4 is a sectional View taken substantially along the line 4-4 ofFigure 1 asviewed in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the several viewsof the drawing.

Having reference now to the drawing, there is generally indicated at I0a member comprised of a handle portion I2 having inwardly turned flangesI3 extending a portion of its length. The lower portion of the memberIIJ is comprised of a right angularly disposed lug I4 having an apertureI5 centrally positioned therein, which aperture is adapted for thereception of a prong or point IB carried on an angularly disposed lug I1comprising the lower extremity of a member I8. The member I8 has anenlarged upper portion I9 adapted to fit snugly within the flanges I3for longitudinal sliding movement therein. A proiection 20 positioned atan intermediate point of the member I8, serves to facilitate slidingmovement thereof within grooves formed by the flanges I3.

From the foregoing the operation of the device should now be readilyunderstandable.

The device is inserted in a narrow neck bottle or the like, and theobject to be removed is grasped between the lugs I4 and I1, theprojection I6 serving to impale the same. Pressure in a downwarddirection on the projection 20 now serves to tightly clamp the lugs I4and I1 about the object to be withdrawn, whereupon the same may bereadily removed from the bottle or the like.

Conversely upward pressure o'n the projection 20 serves to release theobject by sliding the member I8 upwardly within the channels formed bythe flanges I3 after the article has been removed from the bottle or thelike.

From the foregoing it will now be seen that there is herein provided adevice accomplishing all the objects of this invention and othersincluding advantages of great practical utility and commercialimportance, which is sturdy and durable in construction, reliable'andeflicient in operation, and relatively simple and inexpensive tomanufacture and assemble.

As many embodiments may be made of this inventive concept, and as manymodifications may be made in the embodiment hereinbefore shown anddescribed, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to beinterpreted merely as illustra-

